Don’t feel like you are saving enough for retirement? Imagine this scenario: You’re approaching 55, your kids are moving out of the house, and you’re starting to stare retirement in the face. Up until this point your life has been a blur… So,...

A person who is in retirement or nearing retirement age will need to make some decisions about the management of their retirement nest egg. One way to use the money is by purchasing an annuity that will convert the nest egg into a steady stream of payments that a...

The average retirement age has been growing steadily over the past 5 years. In 2010, the average retirement age was 59 years old. Today, that age has climbed to 62 years old, but in all honesty, I think the average age should be much higher. Given our current economic...

Warning, if you are looking for a feel-good story about how wonderful your retirement is going to be, just stop reading here… Most of us dream of the day that we retire. The day when all our years work comes to an end. However, what might surprise you is that...

Want to retire someday? Yeah, I think most people would answer that questions with a resounding “yes!” However, what you may not know is that most of those same people are woefully unprepared to retire. Most Americans haven’t saved enough to replace...

Have you ever stopped to think about what your retirement will be like? You’re not working anymore, you have nowhere that you absolutely need to be, so what will you do to fill your time? Will you be living on a beach somewhere? Or perhaps you’ll be...